Most athletes consider food mere fuel for their bodies, but an increasing number look to get a competitive edge from their diet, be it mung bean sprouts, eight raw eggs per meal or a shot of Wild Turkey

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The rites of spring for baseball players begin with conditioning. Artist James McMullan depicts the moods of the camps—both laborious and relaxed—while Larry Keith reveals whether ballplayers really get in shape.

The righties of bowling are having to settle for southpaw Earl Anthony's leftovers. The quiet man from Tacoma is the only one ever to win $100,000 on the PBA tour, and he's done it two straight years. Roy Bongartz reports.